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GRIFFIN v. BRECKENRIDGE

No. 25799.

410 F.2d 817 (1969)

Eugene GRIFFIN, a minor by his next friend and father, Roosevelt Griffin, et al., Appellants, v. Lavon BRECKENRIDGE et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

April 29, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha M. Wood, Jackson, Miss., for appellants.

Helen J. McDade, DeKalb, Miss., Wilburn D. Moore, Sr., Philadelphia, Miss., for appellees.

Before GOLDBERG and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges, and SPEARS, District Judge.

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

This civil rights case, ruled by the majority opinion in Collins v. Hardyman,1 involves a racially motivated assault committed upon a public highway. Adhering as we must to Collins, we affirm the district court's dismissal of appellants' complaint.

Plaintiffs, Negro citizens, brought this suit under the mantle of 42 U.S.C.A. § 1985(3),2 popularly known as the Ku...

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